Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1311

State of Kuwait · Penal Law · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Criminal intent in the offences of defamation and insult. Established whenever the words directed at the victim are inherently disgraceful. - The purposes of the expressions for which the publisher is tried must be assessed and their aspects explained in publication offences. - An article containing expressions intended to serve the public interest and others intended to defame. The trial court may assess which predominated in the publisher's mind.
Arabic original
القصد الجنائي في جرائم القذف والسب. تحققه متى كانت الألفاظ الموجهة إلى المجني عليه شائنة بذاتها. - وجوب تقدير مرامي العبارات التي يحاكم عنها الناشر وبيان مناحيها في جرائم النشر. - اشتمال المقال على عبارات الغرض منها المصلحة العامة وأخرى القصد منها التشهير. لمحكمة الموضوع تقدير أيهما له الغلبة في نفس الناشر.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٦٧/٢٠٠٦ جزائي جلسة ٢١/١١/٢٠٠٦ القسم الخامس المجلد الثالث عشر ص ٣٠٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 357. PDF pages: 354.

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